List of awards and nominations received by Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker awards and nominations

Whitaker at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Academy Awards 1 1 BAFTA Film Awards 1 1 Cannes Film Festival 1 1 Critics' Choice Awards 2 2 Golden Globe Awards 1 2 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 3 Satellite Awards 1 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2 6
Totals[a]
Wins	59
Nominations	68
Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

This is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Forest Whitaker.

Over his career Whitaker has earned an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006). In 2022 he won the Honorary Palme d'Or.